Psalms 23

1 A psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd: I am never in need.

Psalmus David. Dominus regit me, et nihil mihi deerit:

2 He lays me down in green pastures. He gently leads me to waters of rest,

in loco pascuæ, ibi me collocavit. Super aquam refectionis educavit me;

3 he refreshes my life. He guides me along paths that are straight, true to his name.

animam meam convertit. Deduxit me super semitas justitiæ propter nomen suum.

4 And when my way lies through a valley of gloom, I fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff comfort me.

Nam etsi ambulavero in medio umbræ mortis, non timebo mala, quoniam tu mecum es. Virga tua, et baculus tuus, ipsa me consolata sunt.

5 You spread a table for me in face of my foes; with oil you anoint my head, and my cup runs over.

Parasti in conspectu meo mensam adversus eos qui tribulant me; impinguasti in oleo caput meum: et calix meus inebrians, quam præclarus est!

6 Surely goodness and love will pursue me – all the days of my life. In the house of the Lord I will live through the length of the days.

Et misericordia tua subsequetur me omnibus diebus vitæ meæ; et ut inhabitem in domo Domini in longitudinem dierum.